Broadcast rights
Nine’s capture of rugby rights set to spearhead Stan Sport
Nine will announce a foray into sports streaming after being offered the rights to rugby matches from Bledisloe Tests down to the Shute Shield and Hospital Cup.
- by Zoe Samios and Sam Phillips
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Good Weekend
'Suddenly it fell apart on me': adman Harold Mitchell on his decade horribilis
Harold Mitchell rose from a fractured childhood to become one of Australia’s most successful admen. At the centre of media and arts circles, he was friends with billionaires and politicians. Then his wife left him, and ASIC came knocking.
- by Anne Hyland
Nine Entertainment
Rugby Australia, Nine close to broadcast rights reveal
Rugby Australia is at the pointy end of its broadcast negotiations with Tests and Super Rugby clashes edging closer to being shown on Nine and Stan.
- by Zoe Samios and Sam Phillips
Foxtel
Foxtel, Supercars and Seven in streaming standoff
Foxtel announced its subscription streaming service Kayo would let users watch certain Supercars events for free. Already, the plans have hit a curveball.
- by Zoe Samios
Australian rugby
Free Super Rugby game on Kayo part of Foxtel's rights bid
Foxtel offered to show Super Rugby games on Kayo's new "freemium" arm as part of a push to win the battle for rugby's broadcast rights.
- by Sam Phillips and Zoe Samios
Streaming
Foxtel's Kayo to make some sports free to watch in strategy backflip
Chief executive Patrick Delany says some live sports will soon be available to non-Kayo subscribers or those who have paused their subscription.
- by Zoe Samios and Broede Carmody
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Australian cricket
'We don't have a schedule': Seven chief worried about arrival of India
While the Prime Minister is looking forward to the summer of cricket, Seven boss James Warburton says he still has no visibility on the schedule for the India tour which is scheduled to begin in three weeks.
- by Zoe Samios and Jon Pierik
Media & marketing
Seven to broadcast Beijing Winter Olympics after cutting new deal
Seven West Media has struck a new deal with the International Olympic Committee after the Tokyo Games were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Zoe Samios
Nine Entertainment
'You can't just bank your dollars': What Rugby Australia is weighing up in broadcast talks
Typically, broadcast rights have been focused on the highest bidder. But Rugby Australia has another focus.
- by Zoe Samios
Seven West Media
Seven and Cricket Australia fight over broadcast rights 'expert'
The stoush between Cricket Australia and Seven West Media reached new heights last week after the governing body agreed to arbitration.
- by Zoe Samios and Jon Pierik
Nine Entertainment
Nine offers $30 million for rugby union broadcast rights
Super Rugby could be on free-to-air television next year if the Nine media group is successful in its attempts to secure the broadcast rights.
- by Zoe Samios